a mother meek and mild Ever forget her sucking child Can her compassions find no room For the dear son of her own womb Yea saith the Lord they may forget And not remember Natures debt Yet will not I forgetfull be But always will remember thee Behold thy Name engraven stands Upon the palms of both my hands Thy walls are ever in my sight To keep them safely day and night Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let us all with one accord Say here Amen Praise ye the Lord. HYMN 215. A Child of Light incouraged and instructed Isa. 50.10 WHO is amongst you fearing God His Servants voice that hears That in the darksome paths hath trod and where no light appears Upon the Name of God most high O let him trust full sure And on his God let him rely and he shall be secure Let Israel's mighty God therefore for ever honour'd be From first to last for evermore Amen Amen say we HYMN 216. Mourners comforted To the Tune of Ye Children c. Isa. 51.7 HEarken to me in all distress Ye people that know righteousness and in whose heart my Law is plac'd Fear ye not the reproach of men Nor the reviling speech of them that dare reproach where I have grac'd For lo the much devouring moth Shall eat them up like to a cloth the worm shall eat them up like wooll But still my righteousness shall reign And my salvation shall remain from age to age unto the full HYMN 217. Almighty Arm invoked The First Metre Isa. 51.9 AWake Awake O Arm of God whose strength is uncontroul'd Awake as in those ancient daies and in the time of old Didst thou not lay all Egypt low and that fell Dragon wound Dry'dâ—t Thou not up the Seas that flow with Waters most profound Didst Thou not in those mighty deeps a plainer path discover And for the ransom'd of the Lord make way for getting over Therefore shall God's redeem'd return with Songs to Sion hill And endless joy crown them that mourn while Songs their mouths do fill They shall obtain abundant joy and gladness in that day Sorrow and sadness utterly shall hast and flee away The God of Israel therefore renown'd and honour'd be From first to last for evermore Amen Amen say we 2. METRE Ye Children c. Awake Awake O Arm of God And put on strength for th' undertrod awake as in the daies of old Art thou not it that rent and tore Proud Rahab and Thou woundest sore the Dragon which those deeps did hold Art thou not it that dry'd the Sea The Waters of the deep were they the Waters of the mighty deep In those great deeps of Seas I say Thou mad'st a passage and a way for thy redeem'd and ransom'd sheep Therefore the Lord 's redeemed Ones That were so fill'd with sighs and groans shall have a time for to return And they shall come with songs of joy To Sion hill unanimously that formerly did sigh and mourn And everlasting joy shall be Upon their heads in high degree whom former griefs did oversway They shall undoubtedly obtain Gladness and joy that shall remain sorrow and sighs shall flee away HYMN 218. The Preachers Lips. Have mercy c. Isa. 57.19 I Saith the Lord create The fruit of lips that preach For peace to men disconsolate and far and near to reach And I will give them ease But wicked â—en unblest Are like unâ—â— the troubled Seas whose waters cannot rest But still it casts abroad Both mire and dirt at once There is no peace as saith my God unto the wicked Ones HYMN 219. Robes of Righteousness Have mercy c. 1. METRE Isa. 61.10 I greatly will rejoice In God that is so good My soul shall sing with cheerfull voice unto the Lord my God. For he hath cloathed me With that delightfull dress Of saving health and sanctity and Robes of Righteousness As Bride-grooms that have wealth With ornaments are deckt And as a Bride adorns her self with jewels most select Or as the bud that springs Out of the pregnant earth And gardens sow'd with choicest things doth richly bring them forth So God will make likewise His righteousness and praise Spring forth in all the Nations eyes now in the latter days Let Israel's God therefore be prais'd perpetually And let us all for evermore give praise to God most high 2. METRE The mighty God c. Greatly will I rejoyce in thee O Lord and in my God I will triumph and shout For He hath cloath'd me of his own accord with garments of salvation thoroughout And with the robes of righteousness attested By His free grace He hath my soul invested Just as a Bride-groom doth himself array with Ornaments most priestly to be worn And as a Bride upon her Wedding day with Orient Jewels doth her self adorn So hath the Lord with his spiritual beauty Arraid my soul to serve my God in duty And as the teeming Earth puts forth her bud and as a garden makes the things to grow As when the seed and where the soil is good it makes the seed to prosper which we sow So God the Lord will cause his sure salvations And praise to spring afresh before all Nations Psal. 106. ult Let Israels God that is the Lord most high be ever blest and magnifi'd therefore And let the whole Earth universally be fill'd with his renown for evermore And let the people rich and poor together Say all Amen and praise the Lord for ever HYMN 220. Treading the Winepress alone To the Third New Tune Isa. 63.1 WHO' 's He that comes from Edom side With scarlet cloaths of Bosrah dy'd in his apparel brave Trav'lling in greatness of his might I that speak righteousness most right and mighty am to save Why art thou read in thine array Thy garments like to him this day that doth the Wine fat tread I trod the Winepress I alone And of the people there was none that follow'd me or led Nahum 1.2 For I will tread them in my wrath And trample on them in the path letting my fury reign Their bloud likewise that war with Me Shall on my garments sprinkled be and all my rayment stain 2. PART v. 4. For lo the days of vengeance due O Sion my revenge for you the day is in my heart The year of my redeem'd is come I lookt but lookt in vain for some salvation to impart I wondred then that there was none None to support indeed not one brought any help or aid Therefore mine Arm in high degree Did bring Salvation unto Me and thereby was I stay'd And I will tread the people down In my great wrath and furious frown and make them drunk thereby And I will all their strength confound And bring it down unto the ground so low their power shall lie HYMN 221. Mercies recorded and requested Isa. 63.7 I Will make mention of the love and kindness of the Lord The praises of the Lord
shine O give unto the Lord 's great Name ye numerous Kindreds of man-kind Both strength and fame to him proclaim for both in one must be conjoyn'd HYMN 467. 2. PART Argument God's Glory in his Temple shineth forth All Creatures joyn with joyfulness and mirth To serve the Soveraign Judge of all the Earth GIVE to the Lord such Glory due as his Almighty Name imports O bring with you an Offering new and come into his sacred Courts Adore the Lord in beauty clear of his Divine and holy place From far and near O stand in fear before his Glorious awfull face Tell Heathen men Jehovah reigns the spacious world hath he set fast And so sustains that it remains unshaken ever to the last With Justice he shall judge the Earth O let the Heaven rejoyce therefore And let the Earth be fill'd with mirth let Seas and all the billows roar Let fields and fruits shew high degrees of joy and mirth with one accord And then with these the woods and trees shall greatly joy before the Lord. For lo He comes He comes afresh with righteous judgment in his mouth To judge all flesh with righteousness and people with his sacred truth HYMN 468. Psalm 97. to v. 7. Argument Christ reigns and triumphs to his enemies dread The Convert Nations may be comforted To the Tune of the old 121. Psalm THE Lord of Israel doth reign Let all the Earth rejoyce With high exalted voice The Lord his Kingdom doth maintain Let multitude of Nations Express their Gratulations Thick Clouds and Darkness as it were At Sinai's sacred Hill Are round about him still And righteousness and judgment are The blessed Habitation Of his high Throne and station A flame of fire that blazeth bright Before his presence goes And burns up all his foes His Lightnings to the world gave light The Earth that was assembled With terrour saw and trembled The Hills did melt like heated Wax At presence of the Lord By all the Earth ador'd The Heavens declare his righteous Acts All people see his Glory For 't is not transitory HYMN 469. Worship of Images accursed 2. PART Psalm 97. v. 7. COnfusion on them all shall come Who can their fancy please With Graven Images That boast themselves of Idols dumb O all ye Gods adore him And humbly bow before him 8 9. Mount Sion heard and made great mirth And Judah's Daughters joy'd To see thy Judgments try'd For thou art high o're all the Earth Exalted altogether Above all Gods whatever 10. O ye whose love no malice taints But grows to God-ward still Hate all things that are ill He saves the souls of all his Saints And strongly them secures From hands of evil doers 11 12. And light is sown for righteous men And very great delight For men of heart upright Rejoyce in God ye righteous then Give thanks to him in telling His holiness excelling HYMN 470. Salvation of Saints 2. METRE Psalm 97. YE lovers of the Lord hate all that evil is For he the souls doth guard of all dear Saints of his And saveth them From cruel spight and crushing might Of wicked men For just men light is sown and gladness is up-stor'd For each pure hearted one ye just joy in the Lord Him praise and bless At th' memory of his so high Pure holiness HYMN 471. Worship of the Soveraign Lord. 1. METRE Psalm 98. A New Song to the Lord now form for rare things he hath done His right hand and his holy arm the victory hath wone verse 2 The Lord doth make his people know his saving health and might The Lord his righteousness doth show in all the Heathens sight verse 3 His Grace and Truth to Israel he kindly doth record And all the Earth hath seen full well the Glory of the Lord. verse 4 O all the Earth sing to the Lord your joyfull voices raise Make loudest noise with one accord and gladly sing his praise verse 5 With Harp and Psalms melodious voice and Trumpets to him sing verse 6 With sound of Cornet O rejoyce before the Lord the King. verse 7 Let Seas and Shores rejoyce their fills and both roar out with noise verse 8 Let waving flouds and tow'ring hills clap hands and joyn in joys Let Creatures all with one accord rejoyce with joy and mirth verse 9 Before this great and Glorious Lord that comes to judge the Earth With righteousness and equity then judge the world shall he And all the people generally with truth and equity HYMN 472. Worship of the Supream Judge 2. METRE Ye Children c. Psal. 98. SING to the Lord a new made Song Whose holy arm and right hand strong hath wrought rare things victoriously The Lord made known his saving might His righteousness in open sight of Heathen men most gloriously He call'd to mind his Truth and Grace To Israel's House and every place hath seen the Lord's Salvation Make joyfull noises to the Lord O all the Earth with one accord sing praise with acclamation Sing to the Lord with Musick choice With Harp With Harp and with the Voice and some sweet Psalm-devotion Your Trumpets and your Cornets bring To sound loud praise to Christ our King who rules the Earth and Ocean Let Seas and all their fulness roar The world and dwellers on the shore the hills and inundations Before the Lord for lo he comes With righteous decrees and dooms to judge the Lands and Nations HYMN 473. Worship performed by the Ancients 1. METRE Psalm 99. THE mighty God his reign begins let foes with terrour quake He sits between the Cherubins let Earths foundation shake verse 2 Not onely great in Sion's Towers is our most Glorious God But high above all humane powers in all the Earth abroad verse 3 Let all men speak of his great fame give him the honour wholly Extol his great and dreadfull Name for it is purely holy verse 4 His royal power doth righteously and Judgments he loves well Thou dost establish equity and truth in Israel verse 5 Exalt the Lord our God O ye that in his Courts have trod Before his foot-stool bend the knee for he 's a holy God. Moses and Aaron in the throng of Priests and men of fame And faithfull Samuel was among the seekers of his Name verse 7 They pray'd and he did answer make when they his favour sought He in the cloudy pillar spake and they his Judgments wrought verse 8 Thou answeredst them O Lord our God forgiving them likewise Though their inventions with thy rod thou sorely didst chastise verse 9 The Lord our God exalt therefore give him the honour wholly And at his holy hill adore for our Lord God is holy HYMN 474. Worshippers of old Moses Aaron and Samuel 2. METRE Psal. 99. THE Lord the God of Israel reigns let Heathens quake to hear He sits between the Cherubins let th' Earth be mov'd with fear The Lord is great in Sion Seat above all people high Let them proclaim his dreadfull Name so
there we in him rejoyc'd HYMN 414. 2. PART Argument God's Soveraign Rule He keeps our Soul alive Though we with tryals and afflictions strive Psal. 66. v. 7. verse 7 GOD'S power still rules the world abroad his eyes all Lands descry O let not then rebellious men exalt themselves on high verse 8 O all ye people bless our God with earnest voices strive To sound the fame of his great Name verse 9 who keeps our souls alive And suffers not on any side our feet to be remov'd verse 10 Yet thou O God hast us'd thy rod and us thy servants prov'd As silver in a furnace try'd so througly try'd were we verse 11 Our feet were set within the net and therein brought by thee HYMN 415. 3. PART Argument Afflictions great imposed and allay'd The vows of gratitude are sworn and pay'd Psalm 66. v. 11. Afflictions sore and violent thou mad'st our loyns abide verse 12 Yea thou didst then cause furious men over our heads to ride Through flames of fire O Lord we went and through the watry flouds But surely thou hast brought us now to places stor'd with goods verse 13 Burnt offerings to thy house I 'll bear those very vows to pay verse 14 Which I did make and which I spake in my distressfull day verse 15 Burnt Sacrifice of Fatlings there my sould to thee devotes With Incense too of Rams enough with Bullocks offering Goats HYMN 416. Release from Afflictions 4. PART Psalm 66.11 LORD thou hast brought us oftentimes into a tangling strait And laid afflictions on our loins with an oppressing weight verse 12 Over our head fierce men did ride by thee on purpose sent And we distrest on every side through fire and water went. But when we were thus under-trod and hopeless seem'd our case Even then thou brought'st us out O God into a wealthy place verse 13 Therefore will I come to thy house burnt offerings to bestow And I will pay thee all the vows which my engagements owe. HYMN 417. 5. PART Argument Experience told stirs up to prayer and praise Sins kept withhold true blessings in our ways 2. METRE Psalm 66.16 verse 16 COme hearken all that fear the Lord and I will let you know What special Love the Lord above to my dear Soul did shew verse 17 My mouth did his renown record my tongue his praise preferr'd verse 18 But if within I harbour'd sin my prayer should not be heard verse 19 But God hath heard me verily and hath been well content With willing ear my voice to hear and what I did present verse 20 The Lord I bless and magnifie who turned not away Nor held from me his mercy free when I to him did pray HYMN 418. Revelation of the Gospel 1. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 67. verse 2 SHEW Grace to us O God and bless us every one Thy face Divine on us let shine thy way on Earth make known verse 3 Let Nations see thy light let people praise thy Name O let them all in general thus see thus spread thy fame verse 4 Let Nations shout and sing because thou art set forth A righteous King in governing and judging all the Earth verse 5 Let People praise thy Name let all of them praise thee verse 6 Then shall the Earth her fruits bring forth and great increase shall be verse 7 God our own God shall then abundant blessings send And men shall fear him every where to Earths remotest end HYMN 419. Revelation and Riches of the Gospel 2. METRE Give laud c. Psalm 67. BE good O God to thine and pour thy blessings forth Thy face on us let shine and shew thy way on Earth With such success That Nations all may see their call To blessedness O let the people then give praise O God to thee And let all sorts of men in thy sweet praise agree Let them confess Thy Holy Name and spread thy fame With thankfulness O make the Nations glad and let them sing for joy For thou shalt judge O God the people righteously Thy Rule shall bless The Nations all in general With happiness O let the people then give praise to thee O God And let all sorts of men proclaim thy praise abroad Let all confess Thy Holy Name and spread thy fame With cheerfulness Then shall the earth afford a plentifull encrease And our own God the Lord to bless us shall not cease God shall us bless Earth far and near his Name shall fear With awfulness HYMN 420. Rising of the Ark or Exurgat Deus The mighty God c. Psalm 68.1 2. LET God arise and dissipate his foes Let those that hate him flee before his face As smoke is driven away just so let those Be driven away and God pursue the chase As fire doth melt the wax and makes it liquid So perish in God's presence let the wicked 3 4. But let the just their joys in God proclaim And let them glory in the Lord most high Sing to the Lord sing praises to his Name Exalt ye him that rideth on the sky By JAH his Name exalt him and adore him And most exceedingly rejoyce before him 5 6. A tender Father of the Fatherless A Judge of Widows is Almighty God And so indeed he doth himself express From 's holy habitation and abode He sets the desolate in habitations To dwell with their own housholds and relations 6. Psalm 106.48 He bringeth out those that are bound with chains And frees the Pris'ners with a powerfull hand But the rebellious people he restrains And makes their dwelling in a barren Land. Let Israel's God be ever blest therefore And People say Amen for evermore HYMN 421. Sanctuary Songs for the wonderfull works of God. Psal. 68.32 SING unto God with one accord ye Kingdoms of the earth O sing ye praises to the Lord and set his honour forth verse 33 To him that mounts the highest sphere of Heavens fram'd of old And sendeth out his thunder there most mighty to behold verse 34 Ascribe to God Omnipotence for that to him pertains O're Israel is his excellence and in the clouds he reigns verse 35 O God thou art a dreadfull God and so thou mak'st it known From Heaven which is thy blest abode and Sion's sacred throne The God of Israel is our tower and it is onely he That gives his people strength and power and blest his Name shall be Sion's Reparations To the Tune of the old 130. Psalm Psalm 69.34 LET the Heavens praise begin let the Earth pursue it Let the Sea and all therein joyn their suffrage to it verse 35 For the Lord will Sion save Judah's Cities rear Houses new that men may have and possessions there Psalm 106.48 verse 36 There his Servants seed shall claim th' heritage excelling There shall they that love his Name have perpetual dwelling Let the God of Israel then have the praise for ever And the People say Amen joyning all together HYMN 423. Speedy deliverance pray'd for
and us from death restor'd 3. Gal. 4.4 1 Pet. 1.8 For when the Law was weak through Flesh and had no strength to save God sent his Son of Virgin-seed and him to us he gave Whom having never seen we love and through belâ—ef no less Rejoyce with joy unsâ—eakable and full of gloriousness Jude 25. Rev. 4.13 God onely wise our Saviour that on the Throne doth sit Have honour glory praise and power for ever so be it HYMN 111. Christ's Commission Mat. 10.1 8. WHenas our Lord had call'd his twelve he gave them power at large Against all Devils and Disease and thus he gave them charge Go heal the sick the Leaprous cleanse the dead men cause to live Cast Devils out your grant is free and therefore freely give 14 15 16. Whoso receives or heâ—rs you not it shall be far more ease For Sodom and Gomorrah's Land at judgment than for these Behold as Sheep in midst of Wolves I send you forth saith he The Serpents wisedom therefore use and Doves simplicity 2. PART Mat 28.18 19. Behold all power is given me in Heaven and Earth likewise Go therefore into all the world and Nations gospeâ—ize Baptize them in the Fathers Name in every Land and Coast And in the Name of God the Son and of the Holy Ghost 20. Rev. 19.16 Gal. 1.5 And teach them to observe and do whatever I command And I behold am now with you and while the world doth stand To Christ the King of Kings therefore and Lord of Lords most high Be praise and glory evermore to all eternity HYMN 112. Communion of Saints Heb. 12.22 23. NOW are we come to Sion Mount the City of abode The Heavenly Jerusalem where dwells the living God. To Hosts of Angels numberless and to th' assembly there The General Church of God's first born whose names in Heaven appear 24. Mat. 25.32 And unto God the Judge of all on whom the world must wait And to the Spirits of all just men made perfect in that State. To Jesus Mediatour of the covenant now made new Whoâ—e sprinkled blood speaks better things than Abelâ—s â—s blood could do Rev. 5.13 Blessing and glory and renown then give we altogether To him that on the Throne sits down and to the Lamb for ever HYMN 113. Confession of Christ. Mat. 10.32 Rom. 10.10 HIM that confesseth me to men will I saith Christ record And will acknowledge him agen before my heavenly Lord. For man believes to righteousness with humble heart alone And with the tongue doth man confess unto Salvation 1 Tim 3.16 This Mystery of Godliness is very great and high God manifested in the flesh the Spirit did justifie The blessed Angels saw his face his word the Gentiles heard Believ'd on in the world he was to God's right hand preferr'd HYMN 114. Confession of Sin. All People c. Heb. 1.13 Dan. 9.6 O Lord that art of purer eye than to behold iniquity We all have sinned we confess and have committed wickedness Isa. 59.12 Ezr. 9.6 Our trespasses against us show our sins we cannot chuse but know For they are swollen above our head and are unto the Heavens spread Luke 15.18 O Father we have grievously offended Thee that dwell'st on high Unworthy to be own'd therefore as thy dear Children any more Ezra 9.13 Ezek. 18.32 Yet hast thou never punish'd sin so much as our deserts have been Nor is the death of him that dies a matter pleasing in thine eyes Neh. 9.27 Ezek. 13.32 For thou art unto anger slow and dost with grace and mercy flow Thou art most ready to forgive therefore let us return and live HYMN 115. Confidence in God. O Lord consider c. Hab. 3.17 18. ALthough the fig-tree shall not spring although the Vine no grape shall yield The Olive fail her fruit to bring nor any food be in the field The flock be cut off from the fold no beasts can in the stalls be had Yet in the Lord my joyes shall hold in God my Saviour Iâ—le be glad HYMN 116. The Conquest All People c. Deut. 33.26 to the end THere is not one 'tis truly said like Jeshurun's great God on high Who rides on heaven for thy aid with excellency on the sky Th' eternal God thy refuge is his everlasting Arms thy stay He will thrust out thine enemies before thee saying kill and slay Then Isr'el shall dwell safe unmixt and on a Land of Corn and Wine There Jacob's Fountain shall he fixt the Heavens dropping on his Vine O happy Isr'el we record whom like to thee doth God advance O people saved by the Lord the shield of thy deliverance Thy excellency's Sword is he and all thy foes of forreign Powers Shall be found lyers unto thee and thou shalt tread on their high Towers HYMN 117. Conscience 2 Tim. 1.5 Prov. 4.23 Act. 21.16 THE end of all the Law is Love out of an heart unstain'd A conscience that we can approve and out of Faith unfeign'd Keep then your heart with diligence with all the care you can A Conscience void of all offence both towards God and Man. Heb. 10.22 2 Cor. 1.12 1 Joh. 3.21 And so draw near with upright heart with faith both full and sure Our Conscience cleans'd our Bodies wash'd with Baptism-water pure And our rejoycing shall be this our consciences attest For if our hearts condemn us not on God we boldly rest HYMN 118. Contentation Prov. 30.8 9. LORD give me neither poverty nor too abundant store Give me to live conveniently and I desire no more Not riches Lord too largely deal lest pride should be my bane Nor poverty lest I should steal and take God's Name in vain Phil. 4.11 12. Heb. 13.5 And teach me if my state be scant or if I fulness find To know how to abound or want with a contented mind And let my conversation still be void of covetousness For God hath said I never will forsake thee in distress HYMN 119. Covenant-Grace Give laud c. Isa. 55.1 2 3. HO all that thirst and pine come to the waters here And ye that have no coyn Come buy and eat good chear O Come I say Buy milk and wine without your coyn without your pay Why do ye money spend for that which is not bread And labour to no end not bâ—ing fill'd or fed Heark diligently And eat ye food both fat and good to your souls joy Incline your ear and come hear and your soul shall live And I will make you room and I to you will give My Covenant-grace The mercies sure which shall indure to David's race 2. PART Give laud c. Ezek. 36.25 Besprinkle you will I wiâ—h water that shall cleanse And I will purifie your conscience by this means from Idols then And all excess of filthiness I 'le make you clean 26. I will in you create a heart with grace refin'd I will regenerate the Spirit of your mind your heart of stone I will remove and make it prove a tender
THUS saith the Lord of Hosts but yet a little while And I will shake all Coasts yea every Land and Isle Yet once again I shake all these heav'n earth and seas and all the main 7. All Nations I will shake the Long desired day Which doth all Nations take loe that shall come I say And for all Coasts This house I will with glory fill saith God of Hoasts 9. The glory of this last far greater shall it grow Than of the Temple past the Lord of Hosts saith so And in this place Will I the Lord of Hosts afford sweet peace and grace Zach 4.6 7. H. 2.22 Yet not by might nor power but by my Spirit alone Saith God of Hosts our Tower The strength of all in one For who art thou O Mountain great the Empires seat to hinder now Zach. 4.7 Before Zerubbabel thou shalt become a plain The stone that doth excell The head-stone of the same His hand shall fit And bring it out with general shout grace grace to it 9. Hag. 2.22 The hand of that same Man that laid the ground-work low Shall end what he began and I will overthrow The Heathen Kings Who then are they that slight the day of smaller things HYMN 172. Regeneration Joh. 3.5 Gal. 6.15 EXcept a man be born again of water and the spirit He cannot any way attain salvation to inherit For circumcision serveth none the priviledge is small Nor serves uncircumcision but a new creature 's all 2 Cor. 5.17 Jam. 1.18 Behold a man in Christ therefore and a new creature view Old things are past and come no more and all things are made new By his own will and word hath he wrought our regeneration A kind of first ripe fruit to be of all his whole Creation HYMN 173. Repentance Isa. 59.1 2. GOD's arm is never shortened but it can reach to save His ear not dull or wearied to hear us what we crave But from you do your sins divide your God that was so near And cause the Lord his face to hide so that he will not hear Ezek. 18.13 2 Cor. 30.9 Lay therefore your transgressions by repent and turn saith he And so your great iniquity your ruin shall not be Because the Lord is full of grace ready to pardon sin And will not hide away his face if ye return to him Luke 15.7 10. One sinner that returns agen makes Angels joy exceed More than do ninety nine just men that no repentance need 2. PART Jer. 3.13 1 Joh. 1.9 Acknowledge how ye have transgrest against the Lord your God And only let it be confest what by-paths ye have trod For if we do our sins confess faithfull and just is he From sin and all unrighteousness to cleanse and set us free Prov 28.13 Joel 2.13 Neh. 9.17 Ez. 18.32 For he that hides his sins shall fall they prosper but a space But to confess and leave them all shall with the Lord find grace For he is unto anger slow and ready to forgive And doth abundant kindness show wherefore return and live Exod. 34.7 For he reserves compassion for thousands that come in Remitting all transgression iniquity and sin 3. PART Isa. 55.6 7. Seek ye the Lord unfeignedly now while he may be found Oh call on him while he is nigh with mercies that abound Oh let the wicked leave his Lusts the way that sinners take And let the man unrighteous his sinfull thoughts forsake Chap. 1.18 And turn again unto the Lord while mercy now takes place And to our God so richly stor'd with guifts ef pardoning Grace For though your sins were crimson-like as red as scarlet full I saith the Lord will make them white as white as snow or wool Rev. 1.5 6. To him that thus hath loved us and washt off all our score With that pure floud of his own bloud be praise for evermore HYMN 174. Reproach for Christ and Imitation of him 1 Pet. 4.14 16. IF that ye be reproacht for Christ happy are ye and blest The Spirit of God and glory great upon your souls shall rest On their parts he 's ill spoken of but glorifi'd on yours Therefore let no man be asham'd that Christianly endures Mat. 5.11 12. Blessed are ye when men revile and speak each evil word Against you falsly for the sake of Christ your Sovereign Lord. Rejoyce and be exceeding glad considering the reward How great it is in heaven above for suffering Saints prepar'd 2. PART Phil. 2.5 7. Let that good mind be in you all that was in Christ our Lord Who being in the form of God the true eternal Word Yet made himself of no repute to death did condescend And came not to be tended on but to observe and tend Phil. 2.9 10. Heb. 9.28 Therefore God gave to him a Name above all Names most high That every knee should bow to him and every tongue comply Who came to take our sins away once by his own oblation And shall appear the second time without sin to salvation HYMN 175. Resurrection All People c. or O Lord consider c. 1 Cor. 15.20 21 22. NOW Christ is risen from the dead as whom no bands of death could keep And is to be acknowledged as the first fruits of those that sleep For as by man came death to raign so by a man to rise again And as by Adam all men die by Christ came immortality Col. 3.1 2 3 4 If ye be risen then with Christ set all your heart on things above And be not any way intic'd on earthly things to set your love For ye are dead to things abroad and your life hid with Christ in God When Christ who is our Life appears ye must shine with him in the Spheres HYMN 176. Revenge forbidden Rom. 12.19 Luke 6.27 Mat. 5.44 DEAR Saints avenge not your own selves nor let fierce wrath incense For vengeance saith the Lord is mine and I will recompense Love ye your very enemies and them that curse you bless Do good to them that use you ill with hate and spightfulness 45. And people persecuting you curse not but bless them rather That ye may be the children true of your celestial Father For he doth cause his rain to fall and lets his Sun to rise On good and bad in general just and unjust likewise HYMN 177. Sabbath Isa. 58.13 IF from my holy Sabbath-day thou turn away thy foot And do not by thy pleasures stray my Sabbath to pollute But call the Sabbath a delight the holy of the Lord And thine own carnal pleasure slight in thought in deed and word 14. Then shalt thou joy in God alone with sweet and sacred mirth And he shall make thee ride upon high places of the earth With Father Jacob's heritage the Lord shall feed thee fat For thus doth God's own mouth engage and thou mayst trust to that HYMN 178. Sacrament of the Supper Cant. 1.1 2. Chap. 2.5 LET those life-breathing lips of thine be joyn'd O Christ to me
is on record the Lot of his inheritance He found him in a forraign Land in howling desarts waste and dry Led him and made him understand kept him as th' apple of his eye As th' Eagle stirreth up her nest and flutters o're her young ones there Spreads out her wings whereon they rest and on her wings she doth them bear So God alone was then his guide and there was with him no strange God On Earths high place he made them ride and on those Palaces he trod That he might eat th' increase of fields both of the fruits and of the flock And suck the honey which it yields and oyl out of the flinty rock Butter of Kine and Milk of Sheep with fat of Lambs of Bashan-breed And Rams which Bashan hill did keep and goats which there likewise did feed With fat of kidneys of the wheat which yieldeth flower so passing good For thee O Israel to eat and thou didst drink the grapes pure blood 4. PART v. 15. But Jeshurun waxt fat and kickt thou art grown fat thou art grown thick Cover'd with fatness finely slick and this was it that made him kick Then he forsook his God on high that made him and all other men And he esteem'd but carelesly the God of his Salvation then With strange Gods they did all the while provoke Him unto jealousie And with abominations vile mov'd Him to anger vehemently They sacrific'd to Devils there and not to God To Gods unknown New Gods and new come up they were such as their Fathers did not own 5. PART 18. Of that high God which thee begot thou art unmindfull and wilt be And mindless thou remembrest not the mighty God that formed thee And when God saw it He at once abhorr'd them in his holy eyes For the provoking of his Sons and of his Daughters in such wise I 'le hide said he from them my face and see the end of their lewd path For 't is a very froward race children in whom there is no faith They have provok'd my jealous eyes with that which is not God they know And with their idol vanities spurr'd on my anger which was slow And I 'le move them to jealousie with people that are next to none And I will vex them vehemently with a most foolish Nation 6. PART 22. For there is kindled in my wrath fire that shall burn to hell below Consume the Earth and all it hath and make the hills foundations glow An heap of mischiefs I will bring upon their impious heads to fall And charge mine arrows on the string and spend them freely on them all Burnt up with hunger they shall be and with a burning heat devour'd A sad destruction they shall see with bitterness upon them pour'd And I will send upon those men the teeth of beasts in vengeance just With poysons as I threatned them of dreadfull serpents of the dust The sword without shall pierce them through and fears within the young men slay The Virgin and the suckling too and th' ancient man whose hairs are gray 7 PART 26. I threat to scatter their increase and drive them into corners then And I would also make to cease their memory from the Sons of men Were it not that I fear'd the wrath of envious foes and nothing else Letting their Adversaries laugh and strangely to behave themselves Lest they should say our hand is high and that the Lord did NOT all this For 't is a Land puts Counsel by in whom no understanding is But O that they were wise indeed and did this matter apprehend And would consider and take heed and think upon their latter end 8. PART 30. How should one man a thousand chase and two should make ten thousand flee Had not God sold them to disgrace and their Rock shut them up think ye For their Rock nothing so excells as our Rock Israel's mighty King Our very Enemies themselves being made Judges in the thing For Israel's Vine is worst of all as Sodoms and Gomorrahs field Their grapes are very grapes of gall and bitter clusters do they yield A Wine of Dragons theirs must be and as the Asps in venom'd cup Is not this safely stor'd with Me among my treasures sealed up 9. PART 35. Vengeance belongeth unto me and recompence to every crime Their foot shall slide and broken be but all in my appointed time For lo the day the day that brings calamities which they must taste Is near at hand And all those things which come upon them shall make hast For God shall judge his people known and for his Servants sake repent Whenas He sees their strength is gone and none shut up or left unspent And He shall say where are their Gods their Rock in whom they trusted so That eat the fat of all the goods that to their Sacrifices go Which drank the Wine ye did allow the Wine of your drink-offerings free Let them arise and help you now and let them your protection be 10. PART 39. See now that I even I am He and there 's no God with Me to stand I kill I make alive to be I wound I heal with powerfull hand Nor is there any such power given out of my hand that can deliver For I lift up my hand to heaven and say behold I live for ever If once I whet my glittering sword and that my hand with judgment close I 'le render vengeance saith the Lord and will reward my hatefull foes I 'le make mine Arrows drunk with blood my Sword shall cut and flesh devour The slain and captive shall be food even from the first revenging hour Rejoice ye Nations with his land for He 'll avenge his servants bloud And while his foes shall feel his hand he will to 's Land and folk be good HYMN 204. The Song of Hanna The mighty God c. 1 Sam. 2.1 MY Soul rejoyceth in the Lord most high in Him my horn's exalted and my voice Is much enlarged o're mine enemy because in thy Salvation I rejoice None 's holy as the Lord there 's none beside Thee Nor is there any Rock like our Almighty Talk so exceeding proudly now no more no arrogance let from your mouth proceed For God's a God of knowledge rich in store and He doth weigh exactly every deed The bows of mighty men are broke asunder And they that stumbled are with strength girt under They that were full have hir'd themselves for bread and they that were an hungry quickly ceast So that the barren seven hath numbered and with a goodly houshold is increast And she that had of children once so many Is waxen feeble and not brought forth any 2 PART The Lord doth kill the Lord doth also save for He can make alive as well as kill He bringeth down unto the very grave and bringeth up again whene'er He will The Lord makes poor He also stores with treasure He bringeth low and lifteth up at pleasure He raiseth up the poor out of
above I surely will record According to his gifts most free and loving kindness show'd With love and liberalitie on Jacob's house bestow'd According to his grace renew'd which at his hands we find According to the multitude of his compassions kind For sure said he they are my flock children that will not lie Therefore he was their saving Rock in their adversity In all their grievances that were himself was grieved sore And th' Angel of his presence there preserv'd them evermore He in his love and pity then redeem'd his flock and fold He bare them and he carried them even all the daies of old 2. PART v. 10. But they rebell'd and vexed so his holy Spirit of might That he was turn'd to be their foe and did against them fight Then thought he on those ancient days Moses and Israel's stock Where 's He that brought them from the Seas with Shepherds of his flock O where is He said God most high that did within him place In ancient times so powerfully his holy Spirit of grace By Moses's hand that led them right with glorious Arm and Name Dividing Waters in their sight to get eternal fame That led them through the deeper Seas untill to Land they got As Horses in the Wilderness that stumble they might not As Beasts go down into the dale God's Spirit made them rest Thou led'st thy people not to fail Thy Great Name to attest 3. PART v. 15. Look down from Heaven and behold from that thy dwelling seat Of Holiness prepar'd of old and of thy glory great Where is the zeal and strength in Thee thy bowels mov'd and pain'd And of thy mercies towards me are they O Lord restrain'd Doubtless thou art our Father dear though Abraham hath forgot Or ignorant of us appear and Israel knows us not Thou art our Father still the same thou didst us Lord redeem From Everlasting is thy Name a stranger do not seem O Lord why hast thou made us err from thy most holy path Hardning our hearts from thy true fear in thy provoked wrath Return and have rememberance for thy dear servants sake The Tribes of thine Inheritance which thou did'st chuse and take HYMN 222. Idolatry exploded Jer. 2.11.5.23.16.20 HATH ever any Nation chang'd their Gods which yet were none Yet have my people been estrang'd from me and wholly gone And they have chang'd their glory great for Gods which they have got Meer Idols that are all deceit and things that profit not O Heavens be amaz'd hereat and horribly affraid And be ye very desolate as God the Lord hath said For lo my people Israel have these two evils done Forsaking Me who am the Well whence Living Waters run And hew'd out Cisterns to themselves too shamefull to be told Meer broken Cisterns and none else that can no water hold HYMN 223. Backsliders called back All people c. Jer. 3.22 REturn backsliding Israel And I will your backslidings heal Behold we come with one accord To Thee that art our God the Lord. Truly in vain do men expect Salvation for the hills t' effect And from the mountains multitude No safety sure can we conclude But truly in the Lord our God Is sure Salvation to be had The saving health of Israel Is all of Him we know full well Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let all faithfull people then Give praise to God and say Amen HYMN 224. The old good way Have mercy c. Jer. 6.16 THus saith the Holy One stand in the ways and see Inquire I say for th' old good way the paths that ancient be And walk ye all therein and ye shall surely find A very blest Estate of rest contenting to your mind To Israel's God most high be all the praise therefore And people then say all Amen Amen for evermore HYMN 225. False fears and false Deities derided Our Father c. Jer. 10.1 HEar ye the Word which God doth say to you O house of Israel Learn not saith He the heathens way nor fear what they count terrible At signs of Heaven be not dismay'd For so the Heathens are afraid For peoples Customs are but vain one from the Forrest cuts a tree The work of workmen are they plain which with the Ax cut down must be Then deckt with silver and with gold The nails and hammer make it hold Like a Palm-tree they stand upright but never can they speak a word And needs they must be born by might that go no farther than they 're stirr'd Let no man fear these Logs of Wood For they can do nor ill nor good Since there is none like thee O Lord for very great indeed thou art â—reat is thy Name upon record who would not fear thee from their heart The King of Nations thou dost reign And fear to thee doth appertain 2. PART v. 8 10 11. But they that err and Idolize are altogether brutes and fools The stock 's a Book of vanities but the true God for ever rules He is the Lord the Living One The King with everlasting Throne His Wrath shall cause the Earth to quake the Nations cannot bear his blow Tell them that Gods which did not make the Heavens above and Earth below Even they shall perish from this Earth And from these Heavens which God set forth Each man is brutish in his skill men founder is confounded quite His graven Image fools him still his molten Image gives no light They have no breath they are but vain The work of errors are they plain The workmen and these works of his shall perish at God's visiting Unlike them Jacob's portion is for he hath formed every thing Israel's the lot which he doth claim The Lord of Hosts is his great Name 3. PART Isa. 44.9 They that make graven Images are all of them meer vanity They profit not howe're they please as they themselves can testifie They see not neither do they know But may be sham'd it should be so Who makes a God or who hath fram'd a molten Image good for nought Lo all his fellows shall be sham'd they are but men that have them wrought Let all stand up and gather near They shall be strook with shame and fear The Smith with Tongs doth work it warm with Hammers doth he fashion it He works it with his strength of arm he labours and is hunger-bit His strength must fail upon constraint He drinks no Water and is faint The Carpenter extends his rule with lines he makes it as he please He fits it with his plaining tool he marks it out with compasses He forms it like a man compleat To make a household God most neat 4. PART He hews him down the Cedar-trees he takes the Cypress and the Oke He glories in the choice of these which through the forrest bear the stroak He plants an Ash as also fit And leaves the rain to nourish it With part thereof the fire is fed he warms his body at the flames
the troubled waters rore And swelling Seas should shake the shore There is a River whose sweet stream Shall glad the City of God supream The Glory of his holy place Are th' Ordinances of his Grace The Lord is in the midst of her She shall not once be made to stir God gives her help and soon perform'd Tho' Heathens rag'd and Kingdoms storm'd His voice he utter'd soon 't was felt And made the stubborn Earth to melt The Lord of hosts is with us still The God of Jacob's our high hill HYMN 378. 2. PART Argument God ceaseth wars proclaims his power Is Israel's refuge and high Tower. Psalm 46. THE works of God O come and see How mild he makes the Earth to be He ceaseth wars to earths far ends He breaks the bow the spear he rends He breaks asunder steel entire He burns the Charriot in the fire Be still and know that I am God To be exalted all abroad Heathens saith he shall set me forth I 'll be exalted in the Earth The Lord of hosts is with us still The God of Jacob our high hill Psalm 106.48 Let Israel's God be blest therefore From first to last for evermore And let all people joyntly then Give him renown and say Amen HYMN 379. Mercies to the Church by our Saviour's ascension 1. METRE Have mercy c. Psalm 47. O People clap your hands and shout unto the Lord With Voice of Joy triumphantly and all with one accord verse 2 Because the Lord most high with terrour is set forth A mighty King in governing and ruling all the earth verse 3 He shall subdue the Lands for us as he thinks meet And make to fall the Nations all subjected at our feet verse 4 He shall elect for us a lot which doth excell A glorious choice for Jacob's house which he hath loved well verse 5 God is gone up on high ascending with a shout With Trumpets shrill to Sion-hill the Lord is thus gone out 2. PART verse 6 Sing praises unto God sing praises chearfully Sweet praises sing unto our King sing praise with melody verse 7 For God is Soveraign King of Earths remotest parts Your Voices raise to sing his praise with understanding hearts verse 8 God reigneth o're the Lands which Heathen men possess God sits upon his sacred Throne of perfect Holiness verse 9 The Princes of the world and people every one That are by Grace of Abraham's Race are gather'd to his Throne verse 10 For all the powers on Earth belong unto the Lord So much must he exalted be of all with one accord HYMN 380. Mercies to the Gentiles by Christ's ascension All People c. Or O Lord Consider c. 2. METRE Psalm 47. CLap hands ye people generally and shout to God with joy and mirth For dreadfull is the Lord most high a mighty King in all the Earth The Heathen he for us subdues and Nations to our feet subjects A glorious portion he shall chuse for Jacob whom he so affects God is ascended with a shout the Lord now while the Trumpet plays Sing praise to God his praise sing out sing praises to our King sing praise The Lord is King the Earth submits sing praise with understanding then Upon his Holy Throne he sits he ruleth o're the Heathen men Exod. 3.14 Hither the peoples Princes throng to him whose Name is call'd I AM The faithfull people that belong unto the God of Abraham Because the shields of all the Earth belong unto the Lord alone For they are of that heavenly birth and he the high exalted One. HYMN 381. Psal. 48. Argument The Churches beauty highly prais'd Her walls besieg'd the Siege is rais'd All people c. GReat is the Lord prais'd all abroad and greatly to be praised still Here in the City of our God and in his consecrated hill Mount Sion is a beautious thing the only joy of all the Earth The City of the soveraign King is situated on her North. God in her palaces is known to be a refuge near at hand Th' assembled Kings were quickly gone with all the whole beleaguering band They saw it and they marvelled and troubled hastned back again Surpriz'd as women tortured with keenest pangs of Child-bed pain Or like as when at thy command the Eastern wind with fury roars And splits the Tharsian Ships by Land upon the naked rocks and shores Now have we seen in Israel's Coasts what we have heard declar'd of old The City of our Lord of hosts the Lord for ever shall uphold HYMN 382. 2. PART Argument The Church records God's mercies past Her strength and safety to the last Psalm 48. A Midst thy holy house O God thy kindness to remembrance came Thy praise on earth is spread abroad according to thy Glorious Name Thy right hands full of righteousness therefore let Sion-mount rejoyce And Judahs Towns their joys express to hear thy iudgments awfull voice Walk round about and Sion see her stately Towers distinctly tell Her palaces consider ye and mark ye all her bulwarks well That so to all posterity it may be truly testify'd This God our God perpetually even unto death will be our guide HYMN 383. Psalm 49. Argument The Riddle of Worldlings peace summ'd up in this Death adds to Saints but ends the Worldlings bliss HEAR this with care ye People all that in the world do dwell Both rich and poor both great and small together hearken well My mouth the wisedom shall impart of God's most holy will The meditation of my heart shall be of heavenly skill I will incline a ready ear a Parable to mark And on my harp will make appear the sayings that are dark Why should I fear what I may feel when th' evil day falls out And th' iniquity of my heel shall compass me about They that on wealth with pride depend in heaping up thick clay None of them can redeem a friend none can his ransom pay The soul of man no price can buy such thoughts should cease to be That man should live immortally and no corruption see For all alike doth death surprize as knoweth all mankind The fool the wise and brutish dies and leave their wealth behind HYMN 384. 2. PART Argument The flattering World applauds and crowns her own But death and judgment makes Saints happiness known Psalm 49. THese are the thoughts which inwardly those worldlings entertain How that their house and family for ever shall remain Their dwelling place to ages all they think shall still endure Their Lands by their own Names they call to make the matter sure Yet man in honour and renown Hath soon his honour ceast And quickly to the grave goes down to perish as the beast This way of worldlings verily is but a foolish way Yet are they by posterity approv'd in all they say Like sheep so are they laid in grave and death shall them devour And just men shall dominion have at their awaking hour Mean while that outward pomp and grace whereof
METRE To the Tune of the old 111. or 120. Psalm Psal. 81.13 O That my people dear Had bow'd a willing ear to that which I did say And O that Israel Had sought to please me well by walking in my way I should have soon subdu'd Their adversaries rude and turn'd my powerfull hand Against their enemies Whoever durst arise my people to withstand The haters of the Lord Should all with one accord have bow'd and been prostrate But as for Israel's time It should have been in prime and born eternal date I would have made them eat The finest of the Wheat that standeth in the shock And in my favour free Have satisfied thee with Honey from the rock HYMN 441. Mighty men warned All people c. Psal. 82. Among the Gods God takes the room to judge among the great and high verse 2 How long will ye unjustly doom accepting persons partially verse 3 Defend the poor and fatherless do justice to the weak and poor verse 4 Deliver all the succourless and rid them from the evil doer verse 5 But neither do these Tyrants know nor will they better understand In wilfull blindness on they go unto the ruin of the Land. The Earths foundations are decay'd all out of course and order runs verse 9 I stil'd you Gods all ye I said are the most high Jehovah's Sons verse 7 But dye like men of mortal birth like former Princes ye shall fall verse 8 Arise O God and judge the Earth for thine alone are Nations all HYMN 442. Tribulation and Woe to the wicked Psal. 83.1 LORD be not still hold not thy tongue behold how furiously Thy hatefull foes in tumults throng and lift their heads on high verse 13 Make them my God like to a wheel or straw which winds disperse verse 14 As burning woods the fury feel of fire that burns so fierce As kindling flames on Mountains vast with fury all deform verse 15 So persecute them with thy blast and fright them with thy storm That men may know that thou whose Name is call'd Jehovah great verse 18 Surpassest all the world in fame and hast the Soveraign seat HYMN 443. True love to Ordinances 1. METRE Psalm 84.1 2. HOW amiable are thy Tents Lord God of Hosts to me My soul doth long yea even faints thy Sacred Courts to see My heart and flesh cry out for thee the everliving God O when shall I come near and see the place of thine abode 4 10. O happy they that hold their place within thy house to dwell For in thy Courts a days short space a thousand doth excell Much rather would I keep a door and in thy house remain Than dwell with all the pomp and store in tents of the prophane 11. For God a Sun and Shield will be with Grace and Glory bright And no good thing with-hold will he from them that walk upright Lord God of Hosts whose Glory reigns how happy a man is he That though debarr'd the outward means yet puts his trust in thee HYMN 444. Affection to Ordinances 2. METRE Psal. 84. LORD God of Hosts how lovely fair thy Tabernacles be My longing Soul would fain repair thy sacred Courts to see My flesh and heart cry out amain for thee the living God O when shall I come near and see the place of thine abode Most happy therefore are those men that dwell so nigh thy Courts And they whose zeal doth carry them to such Divine resorts From strength to strength they walk full fast through growth in Grace and Love Untill they come to God at last in Sion there above 2. PART One day O Lord of prayer and praise spent in thy Courts of Grace Is better than a thousand days in any other place Much rather would I keep a door where God his Grace presents Than have my dwelling evermore in Sinners furnish'd Tents For God the Lord Jehovah is a constant Sun and Shield He will vouchsafe his Grace to his and Glory freely yield And no good thing with-hold will he from them that walk upright Lord God of Hosts so blest they be that trust upon thy might HYMN 445. 3. METRE Argument Zeal to the Temple quells their labours hard As they did take long journeys thither-ward Psal. 84. verse 1 HOW amiable are thy Tents Lord God of Hosts to me verse 2 My Soul doth long yea even faints thy Sacred Courts to see My heart and flesh cry out for thee the ever-living God verse 3 Thinking the Sparrows bliss to be to find that blest abode The Swallow builds her nest full close her young ones there to bring Even to thine Altar Lord of Hosts my God and Glorious King. verse 4 Happy thy houshold Servants be that still do give thee praise verse 5 Blest is the man whose strength 's in thee that minds thy Servants ways verse 6 That passing thorow Baca-plain do make thereof a Well Or use the pools there fill'd with rain and difficulties quell verse 7 From strength to strength they walk full fast with an unwearied will Till all do come to God at last in Sions Sacred Hill. HYMN 446. 2. PART Argument Church freedom Saints account their bliss And choicest blessings do not miss Psal. 84. verse 8 LORD God of Hosts my prayer embrace O God of Jacob hear verse 9 See Lord our Shield behold the face of thine anointed dear verse 10 For Lord one day of prayer and praise spent in thy Courts of Grace Is better than a thousand days in any other place Much rather would I keep a door where God his Grace presents Than have my dwelling evermore in sinners furnish'd Tents verse 11 For God the Lord for certain is a constant Sun and Shield He will vouchsafe his Grace to his and Glory freely yield And no good thing with-hold will he from them that walk upright verse 12 Lord God of Hosts so blest they be that trust upon thy might DOXOLOGY Let Israels God the Lord most high be ever blest therefore From first to last perpetually Amen for evermore HYMN 447. Psalm 85.10 Argument Truth springing out of the Earth Or our Blessed Saviour's Birth 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 MErcy and truth now we may say are sweetly met together And righteousness and peace this day have kindly kiss'd each other verse 11 And truth hath sprung out of the Earth by Christ a Saviour given And righteousness by his sweet birth hath looked down from Heaven verse 12 And God that made his Gospel known shall give us each good thing And make our Land a fruitfull one and great encrease to bring verse 13 And Christ our righteousness most pure shall go before his face To guide us by example sure in his good ways of Grace Psal. 41.13 Let Israel's God the Lord therefore be praised altogether From first to last for evermore Amen Amen for ever HYMN 448. 2. METRE Argument The Church redeem'd from Captive State is glad He prays that full deliverance may be had Psalm 85. LORD
makes th' Almighty his retreaâ— Rests in a safe and quiet seat For God's or'e-spreading providence Shall shadow him for his defence verse 2 I therefore of the Lord will say He is my refuge hope and stay My fortress where I safe abide My God in him I will confide verse 3 He 'll save thee from the fowlers snare And noisome pestilential air verse 4 His feather'd wings shall safely yield His truth thy buckler be and shield verse 5 Thou shalt not need to take a fright For any terrour of the night Nor for the arrow that makes way And flies with deadly stroke by day verse 6 For stinging plague that quickly kills And round about with slaughter fills Walking in darkness or noon-tide Thou shalt not fear nor be annoy'd verse 7 Thousands on every hand shall fall Yet thou shalt not be hurt at all verse 8 Onely thou shalt stand by and see What wicked mens reward shall be HYMN 459. 2. PART Argument The true believers tread the Dragon down Attain choice comforts and at length the Crown verse 9 SInce thou hast made the most high God Thy refuge and thy safe abode verse 10 No evil shall impede thy joy Nor plague thy dwelling shall annoy verse 11 For he shall give his Angels charge To keep thee in thy ways at large verse 12 These in their hands shall thee support Lest thy foot stumble to thy hurt verse 13 The Lyon thou mayst boldly meet Tread th' Asp and Dragon under feet verse 14 Because he fixt his love on me I will from dangers set him free I 'll set him high protect and own Because that he my Name hath known verse 15 When he calls on me I 'll reply And in his trouble I 'll stand by I 'll send him safe deliverance And unto honour him advance verse 16 Give him long Life and when that 's done Will shew him my Salvation HYMN 460. Psalm 92. Argument The Antient Sabbath celebrated here For providences to the Saints most dear All People c. verse 1 IT is a good thing to record The Loving-kindness of the Lord And to sing praises cheerfully Unto thy Name O thou most high verse 2 And in the morning to shew forth Thy Loving-kindness of such worth And every night for to express The record of thy faithfulness verse 3 Upon a Ten-string'd Instrument With Psaltery and Songs consent And on the Harp with solemn sound To make thy Glorious Name renown'd verse 4 For thou hast made me glad O Lord With thy great works which I record And in thy handy-works will I Triumph O Lord exceedingly HYMN 461. 2. PART Argument God's Providences cannot be descry'd By brutish men but God is magnify'd verse 5 O Lord how great are thy great works Thy thoughts are far too deep to search verse 6 A brutish man can never learn Nor doth a fool this thing discern verse 7 When wicked men do spring as Grass And all ill doers in pomp surpass It is that they should altogether Be blasted and destroy'd for ever DOXOLOGY verse 8 But thou O Lord art still most high For ever to ETERNITY Let Israel's God be prais'd therefore From first to last for evermore HYMN 462. Vertuousness or fruitfulness of the Saints in age 2. METRE All People c. Psalm 92.12 LIke to the Palm the Just shall be That ever-flourishing fruitfull tree And spread abroad as he comes on Like Cedars of Mount Lebanon verse 13 Those that the Lord by special Grace Hath planted in his Holy Place Shall flourish there and spread abroad Within the Courts of our Great God. verse 14 And in their age much fruit shall bring They shall be fat and flourishing verse 15 God's Power and Justice to express In whom is no unrighteousness HYMN 463. Vertuousness or Victoriousness of God's Power 1. METRE Psal. 93. THE Lord as King aloft doth reign in Glory shining bright His strength and power appeareth plain for he is girt with might The Lord likewise the Earth hath made and setled it so sure No might can make it move and fade it ever doth endure E're that the world was made or wrought thy seat was set on high Before all time that can be thought thou art eternally The flouds O Lord the flouds arise they swell against the shore They raise their waves unto the sky and make the waters roar Yet though the storms appear in sight though Seas do rage and swell The Lord is strong and more of might for he on high doth dwell And sweetly reigns he over us keeping his Cov'nant sure And Holiness becomes thy house for ever to endure HYMN 464. Vertuousness or Victoriousness of God's Power and Promises 2. METRE Psalm 93. THE Lord doth reign eternally array'd in beauty bright He is most high in Majesty and girts himself with might The world he stablish'd still to last thou hast prepar'd thy Throne Of old thou hast confirm'd it fast thou art th' eternal one verse 3 The flouds O Lord the flouds arise the flouds lift up their waves Up to the skies their uprore flies their voice with tumult raves verse 4 Yet is the Lord on high far more far more of might than these Though numerous store of waters roar and mighty waves of seas verse 5 Thy Testimonies questionless are sure and alter never Pure holiness doth deck and dress thy house O Lord for ever HYMN 465. Vocation to publick Worship or lowly Adoration Have mercy c. Psalm 95.1 7. COME sing with cheerfulness loud Songs of sweet delight With one accord before the Lord our Rock of saving might Into his presence press hearts truly thankfull bring And make a noise exciting joys and Psalms unto him sing Because the Lord is known a mighty God to be The Soveraign King in governing above all Gods is he Within his hands alone the earths foundation lies The strength and might and tow'ring hight of hills is his likewise The Sea is his deep Ford for he did make the same And by his hand the solid Land receiv'd its form and frame O come bow to the Lord before him let us fall Let us adore and kneel before the Lord that made us all HYMN 466. Psal. 96. Argument The Psalmist celebrates sweet Gospel-Days Idols are slighted God claims all the praise All People c. NOW sing a new Song to the Lord O all ye people of the Earth Bless ye the Lord his Name record in cheerfull Songs of joy and mirth From age to age O do not spare his sweet and saving health to show His wonders rare and fame declare that Nations all on Earth may know For he excels in Soveraignty and infinitely hath the odds And much must he exalted be and greatly fear'd above all Gods. For Heathen Gods are vanity meer Idols are they every one But verily the Lord most high created the Celestial Throne Before him honour stands in sight with Majesty that is Divine Adored might and beauty bright do in his Sanctuary